佳人薄命 | [かじんはくめい, kajinhakumei] (exp) beauties die young; beauty and luck seldom go together [Add to Longdo] |
花鳥風月 | [かちょうふうげつ, kachoufuugetsu] (n) (1) (See 花鳥諷詠) beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; (2) artistic pursuits involving nature themes [Add to Longdo] |
花鳥諷詠 | [かちょうふうえい, kachoufuuei] (exp) (See 花鳥風月) the beauties of nature as the key poetic theme; the central theme in composing poetry (haiku) must be the beauties of nature and the harmony that exist between nature and man. (The slogan of the Hototogisu School of modern Japanese haiku) [Add to Longdo] |